JP2003348554A - Apartment house provided with highly added communication facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain an increase in tenants by differentiating rentals. <P>SOLUTION: An apartment house 1 consisting of a plurality of habitable rooms is provided with an intra-building device comprising a satellite router 5, a router 7 and a hub 9, and individual houses of the apartment house 1 are provided with a terminal 13. The satellite router 5 transmits received CS (communication satellite) broadcast information to the hub 9, and the router 7 transmits to the hub 9 the video and sound information of a rental video and Internet communication information transmitted from a communication line. The hub 9 is connected to each of the terminals 13 in the apartment house through a LAN. Each of the terminals 13 decompresses the transmitted video and sound information or the like and transmits the transmitted video and sound information or the like to a television receiver 17. A user can watch CS broadcasting or a rental video program with a television operating feeling. Since the Internet communication network is constantly connected, the user can communicate any time 24 hours a day as many hours as he/she likes for free. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an apartment house,
In particular, it relates to apartment houses equipped with high added communication equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the case of rental apartments and rental apartments, it is becoming increasingly difficult to secure residents in the current economic situation.

[0003] If the vacancy rate increases, it affects rental management. For example, in the case of a system in which apartments and condominiums are built, and the entire building is sold, and the buyer rents apartments and condominiums on behalf of the buyer, the building is sold. Also have an effect.

Therefore, it is necessary to differentiate rental properties and increase the number of residents.

Conventionally, the differentiation of rental properties has been addressed by increasing the size of the building itself and increasing the space.

[0006] However, this is costly, and it is difficult to implement in some regions, which does not match the recent economic situation.

According to the applicant's research, lessees, especially young people, watch rental videos and movie broadcasts in their spare time,
High usage rate of Internet communication.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to differentiate rental properties and increase the number of occupants by installing facilities that are popular with lessees in apartment buildings.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, an apartment house equipped with a high-additional communication facility according to the present invention is an apartment house in which a plurality of rooms are gathered. And a terminal in each unit of the apartment house, the satellite router transmits the received CS broadcast information to the hub, and the router transmits the rental video transmitted by a communication line. To the hub, and the hub communicates with the terminals in the apartment house with the LA.
N terminals are connected, and the terminal transmits the transmitted information to a television receiver. Further, in the apartment house equipped with the high additional communication equipment according to claim 1,
S broadcast information is transmitted from the center server via satellite,
It is received by each apartment house. Further, in an apartment house equipped with high additional communication equipment according to claim 1,
The video / audio information of the rental video is transmitted from the center server, which is always linked to the regional server by a dedicated line, to the router via the regional server via the Internet communication. Further, in the apartment house equipped with the high additional communication facility according to the first aspect, information other than the CS broadcast information and the rental video information is transmitted to and received from the other party by Internet communication. Further, in the apartment house equipped with the high additional communication equipment according to claim 1, the communication line is an optical communication line. Further, in the apartment house with the high additional communication equipment according to claim 3, the center server performs charge management and distribution of the content for the video / audio information of the rental video, and the regional server charges the distributed content. And performing authentication. Also,
In the apartment house with the high additional communication equipment according to claim 3, the router is connected to a regional station by an optical communication line,
The regional station is in charge of Internet communication between the router and the regional server. Further, in an apartment house equipped with high additional communication equipment according to claim 4,
The router is connected to a local station by an optical communication line, and the local station is in charge of Internet communication between the router and a center server. Further, in the apartment house provided with the high additional communication equipment according to the first aspect, the communication line is an ADSL communication line, and an in-building server is used instead of the router.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a multi-family house equipped with high-additional communication equipment according to the present invention. For convenience, portions having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The apartment house 1 is made up of a plurality of living rooms 3 (such as "living room 3a", "living room 3b", and "living room 3c"). A. When distinguishing the apartment house 1, the apartment house 1A, the apartment house 1B, and the apartment house 1C are referred to. In the apartment house 1, an in-building device 11 comprising a satellite router 5, a router 7 and an L3 switch hub 9 is provided.
On the other hand, a terminal 13 is provided in the living room 3 to be each house. L3 above
A LAN connection is made between the switch hub 9 and the terminal 13 via a data transfer port 14 by a LAN cable 15. Reference numeral 17 denotes a television receiver, which is connected to the terminal 13;
The video / audio information and other information transmitted from the terminal 13 are output. Further, the terminal 13 decompresses the compressed video / audio information and other information and transmits the same to the television receiver 17.

The satellite router 5 is connected to the L3 switch hub 9 and transmits CS broadcast information received and transmitted by the antenna 2 to the L3 switch hub 9.

The router 7 has a media converter (O).
NU) 8, and is connected to the regional station 21 by the optical communication line 4a.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a center server, which includes a CS broadcast unit 32 for transmitting CS broadcast information and a rental video image / video.
It comprises a rental video unit 33 for charging and authenticating content for audio information. The CS broadcast unit 32 and the rental video unit 33 are provided at different places, and are responsible for the center facility function.

The CS broadcast section 32 includes an antenna 32a for receiving CS broadcast information, a tuner 32b connected to the antenna 32a, an encoder 32c connected to the tuner 32b, and a multicast storage connected to the encoder 32c. Server 32d, a hub 32e connected to the storage server 32d, a router 32f connected to the hub 32e, and a transmission facility 32 connected to the router 32f.
g, and transmits the program requested by the user terminal 13.

The CS broadcast information transmitted from the CS broadcast section 32 is received by the antenna 2 of each apartment house 1 via the satellite 34.

The rental video section 33 stores rental video contents, and distributes the rental video information in response to a request from the user terminal 13.
DHCP server 33b for automatically assigning Internet Protocol (IP) to terminal 13 and managing customers
A control server 33c that manages video distribution and screens, a server 33d that performs video distribution and management over ADSL lines, a WEB server 33e that performs screen management over ADSL lines, and an F that distributes files.
A TP server 33f and the servers 33a, 33b, 3
L2 switch hub 33g connected to 3c, 33d, 33e, 33f, and router 33h connected to the hub 33g
And an Internet line switching router 33i connected to the hub 33g and to the OCN Internet communication network 27. The server 33d and W
The EB server 33e operates when an ADSL line is used.

On the other hand, the regional server 23, which is the edge equipment of the communication system, includes a video-on-demand server (VOD) server 23a for charging and authenticating the content distributed from the rental video unit 33, and the VOD server. An L2 switch hub 23b is connected to the hub 23b, and an L3 switch hub 23c is connected to the hub 23b and to the local IP network 25.

The local server 23 is a DHCP server 3
It is always linked to the rental video unit 33 by the dedicated line 24 via the L3 switch hub 33g and the L2 switch hub 33g. The L3 switch hub 23c and the local station 22 closest to the L3 switch hub 23c are always connected by the optical fiber 4b.

Also, the rental video unit 33 determines that the local IP network 25 has the OCN Internet communication network 27 (Open).
n Computer Network), and via an internet line switching router 33i also connected to the OCN internet communication network 27,
An Internet communication network is formed with each apartment house 1.

The OCN Internet communication network 2
7 is a relay network, and the local IP network 25 is an access network.

The process of transmitting and receiving CS broadcast information is as follows. <1> CS broadcast information issued from the center server 32 is converted into digital information by IP packet transmission, transmitted through the satellite 34, and received by each apartment house 1. <2> Via antenna 2 installed in apartment house 1, C
The digital information of the S broadcast is transmitted to the satellite router 5. <3> The digital information is sent from the satellite router 5 to the L3 switch hub 9, and the L3 switch hub 9 sends the digital information to the LAN.
The connection is transmitted to the terminal 13 provided in each house in the apartment house 1. <4> The user selects “CS broadcast” from the opening screen of the television receiver 17 connected to the terminal 13, selects a desired program, and
At 7, the program is watched.

Accordingly, the user can view the CS broadcast free of charge (included in the room rent).

The process of transmitting and receiving rental video information is as follows. <1> From the center server 33 to the regional server 23 to which various rental video contents are always linked,
It is transmitted by the dedicated line 24. <2> The user accesses his / her own terminal 13 to the nearest regional station 21 through the optical fiber line 4a and the non-digital subscriber line (not shown). <3> The local station 21 and the local server 23 are connected by the Internet communication network 25. <4> Thereby, the user terminal 13 is accessed to the regional server 23 holding the rental video information. <5> The user selects “rental video” from the opening screen of the television receiver 17 connected to the terminal 13. <6> The user selects a desired rental video program from the “selection screen” displayed on the television receiver 17. <7> The user inputs the personal identification number at the terminal 13, and then checks the billing amount. <8> After the entrance process, the information of the selected rental video program is transmitted from the regional server 23 to the router 7 of the apartment house 1 via the Internet communication network 25. <9> The rental video program information is sent from the router 7 to the L3 switch hub 9 and transmitted from the L3 switch hub 9 to the user terminal 13. <10> When a predetermined borrowing time (for example, 48 hours) ends, a reception end signal is issued from the regional server 23, and the user cannot view.

Therefore, the user can view a desired rental video program while staying indoors without going to a video rental store.

In addition, a desired video can be easily searched, registered, and settled on the screen of the television receiver 17 in the room.

Further, there is no need to worry about the trouble of returning and the late fee.

Further, since the regional server 23 is provided separately from the center server 33, transmission and reception of information can be performed in a closed / closed environment within the network. The terminal 13 does not have a storage medium. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the security for preventing the illegal operation of the rental video.

The process of Internet communication is as follows. <1> The user accesses his / her own terminal 13 to the nearest regional station 21 through the optical fiber line 4a and the non-digital subscriber line. <2> The local station 21 is connected to the local IP network 25, and the local IP network 25 is connected to the OCN Internet communication network 27 (Op
en Computer Network), the destination is accessed by the Internet communication network via the Internet line switching router 33i.

Thus, the user terminal 13 and the other party can communicate with each other via the Internet.

Therefore, Internet communication can be performed free of charge (included in the room rent).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the number of rooms and the number of units in the apartment house 1 are arbitrary. The type of the hub 9 is arbitrary, and may be, for example, an L2 switch hub.

The communication line is replaced by an optical communication line,
It can be an SL communication line. In this case, router 7
, An in-building server (not shown) is used.

The CS broadcasting unit 32 and the rental video unit 33 may form a center server 31 provided at the same place.

[0035]

As described above, according to the apartment house provided with the high additional communication equipment according to the present invention, a single in-building apparatus is provided in the apartment house, and the terminal installed in each living room constituting each house is provided. Since the configuration is only a LAN connection, the user can view a CS broadcast or rental video program as if operating a television.

In the Internet communication, the center server (center equipment), the OCN Internet communication network 27 and the local network (local IP network 25) are always connected, so
You can communicate free of charge anytime for 4 hours.

Therefore, the quality of life is improved for the user, so that the rental property can be differentiated, and the number of residents can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment according to the present invention, and is a block diagram of an entire communication system of an apartment house equipped with high additional communication equipment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an apartment house equipped with high additional communication equipment according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 apartment house 1A apartment house 1B apartment house 1C apartment house 2 Antenna 3 living room 3a Living room 3b living room 3c living room 4a Optical communication line 4b Optical communication line 5 Satellite router 7 router 8 Media Converter 9 L3 switch hub 11 Building equipment 13 terminal 14 Data transfer port 15 LAN cable 17 Television receiver 21 Regional Bureaus 22 Regional Bureaus 23 Regional Server 23a VOD server 23b L2 switch hub 23c L3 switch hub 24 Dedicated line 25 Regional IP Network 27 OCN Internet Communication Network 31 Center server 32 CS Broadcasting Department 32a antenna 32b tuner 32c encoder 32d multicast storage server 32e hub 32f router 32g transmission equipment 33 Rental Video Department 33a distribution server 33b DHCP server 33c control server 33d server 33e WEB server 33f FTP server 33g L2 switch hub 33h router 33i router 34 satellites

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An apartment house in which a plurality of living rooms are gathered, wherein the apartment house has an in-building device including a router for a satellite, a router and a hub, and a terminal is provided in each house of the apartment house. Transmits the received CS broadcast information to the hub, the router transmits the video / audio information of the rental video transmitted via the communication line and the Internet communication information to the hub, and the hub transmits the rental video in the apartment house. An apartment house equipped with high-additional communication equipment, wherein each terminal is connected to each terminal via a LAN, and the terminal transmits the transmitted information to a television receiver. 2. The high added communication facility according to claim 1, wherein said CS broadcast information is transmitted from a center server via a satellite and received by each of the apartment houses. Apartment house with. 3. The apartment house according to claim 1, wherein the video / audio information of the rental video is transmitted from a center server which is always linked to a regional server by a dedicated line via the regional server. An apartment house equipped with high-additional communication equipment, which is transmitted to the router by Internet communication. 4. A high-additional communication facility according to claim 1, wherein information other than CS broadcast information and rental video information is transmitted to and received from the other party by Internet communication. Apartment house with. 5. An apartment house with high additional communication equipment according to claim 1, wherein said communication line is an optical communication line. 6. The apartment house according to claim 3, wherein the center server performs charge management and distribution of the contents for the video / audio information of the rental video, and the regional server distributes the contents. An apartment house equipped with high-additional communication equipment characterized by charging and authentication of contents. 7. The apartment house according to claim 3, wherein the router is connected to a local station by an optical communication line, and the local station communicates with the local server via the Internet. A multi-family house equipped with high-additional communication equipment, 8. The apartment house according to claim 4, wherein the router is connected to a local station by an optical communication line, and the local station performs Internet communication between the router and the center server. Apartment house equipped with high-additional communication equipment, which is characterized by being in charge. 9. A multi-family residence equipped with high-additional communication equipment according to claim 1, wherein said communication line is an ADSL communication line, and a server in a building is used instead of said router. Apartment house.